Fastest to 10,000 rebounds by an NBA center since 1969-70, among active players
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record is safe for now. The closest active center, Jalen Duren, would need 18.7 a game over his next 382 games.
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- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Nikola Jokić
| # | Player and seasons | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969 – 1978 | 661 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns2015 – 2027At an avg of 12.0 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 883 games | 730 | |
| Nikola Jokić2015 – 2027At an avg of 12.5 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 893 games | 819 | |
| Jalen Duren2022 – 2027At an avg of 10.5 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 957 games | 278 | |
| Joel Embiid2016 – 2027At an avg of 8.4 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,052 games | 500 | |
| Ivica Zubac2016 – 2027At an avg of 11.1 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,063 games | 638 | |
| Bam Adebayo2017 – 2027At an avg of 9.8 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,073 games | 651 | |
| Jusuf Nurkić2014 – 2026At an avg of 8.8 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,127 games | 631 | |
| Evan Mobley2021 – 2027At an avg of 8.8 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,131 games | 345 | |
| Alperen Sengun2021 – 2027At an avg of 8.9 per game, will cross 10,000 rebounds at 1,138 games | 367 |
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Method
- The data has rebounds for every game since 1969-70, so 146 centers from before then aren't here.
- 77 centers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.
- An active player who got to 10,000 rebounds before this season is on the all-time board with his rank.